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The primary economic assets in Johnson City, Tennessee are East Tennessee State University and the "Med-Tech corridor" which is anchored by Johnson City Medical Center and ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine. Other significant parts of the economy are agriculture (livestock, corn and tobacco), healthcare, manufacturing, telemarketing and finance.
Johnson City is the headquarters of prominent companies including General Shale Brick LLC, American Water Heater Company, Banta Southeast Inc., Mullican Flooring, TPI Corporation and Cantech Industries.
The top job sectors in Johnson City include healthcare, educational services, construction, accommodation and food services, and professional, scientific and technical services. Management, professional and related occupations (33% of the jobs). Sales and office occupations (28% of the labor force).
Notable information about Johnson City: Johnson City has been ranked the 44th best small place for business and careers in the nation by Forbes. Cost of living index in 2008: 82.6 (national average: 100). Adult population which has earned a bachelor's degree or higher: 29%. Average earnings in 2009: $27,000.
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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 2,330 | 56,780 | $40,570 - 73,570 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 790 | 43,100 | $34,730 - 53,280 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 530 | 43,100 | $34,820 - 53,070 | 6% | 96% |
| 4 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 380 | 42,190 | $34,450 - 51,420 | 11% | 95% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 360 | 35,970 | $22,800 - 51,280 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Financial managers | 350 | 69,470 | $33,770 - 115,300 | 13% | 60% |
| 7 | Accountants and auditors | 340 | 51,130 | $27,350 - 74,390 | 18% | 79% |
| 8 | Chief executives | 280 | 127,620 | $55,310 - | 2% | 65% |
| 9 | Pharmacists | 220 | 97,650 | $47,590 - 129,730 | 22% | 97% |
| 10 | Medical and health services managers | 220 | 79,820 | $39,530 - 128,100 | 16% | 57% |
| 11 | Child, family, and school social workers | 220 | 33,490 | $23,120 - 44,650 | 19% | 77% |
| 12 | Sales managers | 200 | 73,890 | $30,290 - 121,720 | 10% | 69% |
| 13 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 190 | 33,730 | $20,320 - 47,350 | 15% | 51% |
| 14 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 150 | 40,840 | $28,870 - 57,110 | 13% | 73% |
| 15 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 140 | 46,130 | $24,350 - 85,920 | 5% | 58% |
| 16 | Management analysts | 140 | 50,290 | $32,080 - 80,680 | 22% | 78% |
| 17 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 120 | 45,180 | $35,410 - 59,540 | 0% | 96% |
| 18 | Industrial engineers | 120 | 61,870 | $43,440 - 82,510 | 20% | 74% |
| 19 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 120 | 67,680 | $29,950 - 106,230 | 12% | 51% |
| 20 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 120 | 59,130 | $44,030 - 79,170 | 8% | 78% |
| 21 | Training and development specialists | 110 | 44,120 | $28,070 - 72,910 | 18% | 56% |
| 22 | Health educators | 110 | 47,900 | $25,900 - 66,000 | 26% | 58% |
| 23 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 110 | 42,030 | $34,510 - 51,490 | 20% | 87% |
| 24 | Physical therapists | 110 | 81,320 | $52,310 - 121,460 | 27% | 89% |
| 25 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 100 | 49,100 | $36,950 - 62,170 | 12% | 51% |
| 26 | Managers, all other | 100 | 57,140 | $21,110 - 121,200 | 7% | 55% |
| 27 | Social and human service assistants | 90 | 25,780 | $16,240 - 35,360 | 34% | 58% |
| 28 | Advertising sales agents | 90 | 50,130 | $26,320 - 102,430 | 20% | 56% |
| 29 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 90 | 45,440 | $34,830 - 61,020 | 9% | 87% |
| 30 | Graphic designers | 90 | 31,840 | $22,880 - 43,410 | 10% | 55% |
| 31 | Computer specialists, all other | 90 | 64,810 | $43,410 - 92,400 | 15% | 68% |
| 32 | Biological technicians | 90 | 31,500 | $20,200 - 44,750 | 16% | 60% |
| 33 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 80 | 33,430 | $21,610 - 43,930 | 30% | 77% |
| 34 | Computer systems analysts | 80 | 47,410 | $27,520 - 82,750 | 29% | 68% |
| 35 | Engineering managers | 80 | 98,720 | $53,650 - 148,190 | 7% | 84% |
| 36 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 70 | 37,390 | $26,000 - 62,270 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Librarians | 70 | 44,770 | $34,570 - 59,510 | 4% | 85% |
| 38 | Computer programmers | 70 | 45,940 | $28,090 - 68,420 | 0% | 73% |
| 39 | Civil engineers | 70 | 61,930 | $37,630 - 86,440 | 18% | 87% |
| 40 | Coaches and scouts | 70 | 34,080 | $13,580 - 59,070 | 15% | 60% |
| 41 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 70 | 29,930 | $20,160 - 42,120 | 11% | 58% |
| 42 | Marketing managers | 60 | 79,260 | $40,520 - 128,980 | 14% | 69% |
| 43 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 60 | 27,560 | $17,600 - 37,680 | 15% | 72% |
| 44 | Special education teachers, middle school | 60 | 42,080 | $34,340 - 52,330 | 16% | 87% |
| 45 | Floral designers | 60 | 21,160 | $15,270 - 26,080 | 0% | 55% |
| 46 | Reporters and correspondents | 60 | 24,920 | $14,510 - 36,380 | 1% | 85% |
| 47 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 60 | 56,180 | $30,320 - 95,230 | 17% | 54% |
| 48 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 60 | 47,280 | $29,060 - 94,190 | 16% | 99% |
| 49 | Computer and information systems managers | 60 | 92,630 | $40,690 - 131,150 | 16% | 73% |
| 50 | Computer software engineers, applications | 60 | $ - | 45% | 85% | |
| 51 | Engineers, all other | 50 | 42,380 | $22,510 - 85,140 | 6% | 82% |
| 52 | Database administrators | 50 | 46,500 | $27,020 - 95,610 | 29% | 72% |
| 53 | Social workers, all other | 50 | 58,180 | $33,840 - 77,600 | 18% | 77% |
| 54 | Purchasing managers | 50 | 60,920 | $29,900 - 110,020 | 3% | 57% |
| 55 | Network and computer systems administrators | 50 | 56,230 | $31,080 - 91,310 | 27% | 50% |
| 56 | Physician assistants | 50 | 74,940 | $56,910 - 102,470 | 27% | 67% |
| 57 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 50 | 24,940 | $13,210 - 48,520 | 14% | 54% |
| 58 | Social and community service managers | 40 | 40,730 | $26,740 - 62,670 | 25% | 72% |
| 59 | Surveyors | 40 | 37,260 | $24,300 - 57,530 | 24% | 82% |
| 60 | Occupational therapists | 40 | 63,640 | $44,800 - 81,630 | 23% | 90% |
| 61 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 40 | 53,330 | $33,770 - 82,800 | 17% | 56% |
| 62 | Legislators | 40 | 13,870 | $12,710 - 15,560 | 1% | 65% |
| 63 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 40 | 47,890 | $18,960 - 83,160 | 53% | 57% |
| 64 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 40 | 31,710 | $21,180 - 45,690 | 25% | 58% |
| 65 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 40 | 61,040 | $30,810 - 86,590 | 8% | 72% |
| 66 | Speech-language pathologists | 40 | 60,030 | $42,320 - 85,580 | 11% | 98% |
| 67 | Producers and directors | 40 | 30,840 | $22,650 - 39,400 | 11% | 75% |
| 68 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 30 | 48,450 | $30,240 - 73,090 | 9% | 72% |
| 69 | Financial specialists, all other | 30 | 45,640 | $26,970 - 74,400 | 12% | 50% |
| 70 | Sales and related workers, all other | 30 | 30,400 | $15,640 - 45,210 | 14% | 62% |
| 71 | Public relations managers | 30 | 55,680 | $28,270 - 88,140 | 17% | 75% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
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| 1 | Retail salespersons | 2,400 | 22,210 | $13,270 - 36,270 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,320 | 15,590 | $12,800 - 21,440 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Customer service representatives | 2,270 | 25,640 | $17,880 - 33,030 | 25% | 22% |
| 4 | Cashiers | 2,180 | 16,240 | $12,830 - 21,370 | -2% | 10% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,610 | 16,980 | $12,920 - 26,600 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,590 | 21,620 | $16,150 - 28,760 | 18% | 7% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 1,440 | 23,480 | $14,260 - 33,770 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,440 | 21,880 | $14,180 - 32,070 | -7% | 8% |
| 9 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,300 | 39,350 | $23,570 - 59,520 | 6% | 29% |
| 10 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,270 | 22,490 | $14,020 - 31,640 | 2% | 5% |
| 11 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 1,170 | 23,110 | $15,940 - 31,660 | 1% | 18% |
| 12 | General and operations managers | 1,170 | 68,200 | $27,550 - 128,680 | 2% | 48% |
| 13 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,000 | 31,530 | $24,660 - 39,390 | 14% | 7% |
| 14 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 970 | 34,980 | $22,210 - 52,960 | 10% | 4% |
| 15 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 940 | 32,210 | $17,250 - 54,720 | 4% | 25% |
| 16 | Teacher assistants | 920 | 15,950 | $12,990 - 19,940 | 10% | 18% |
| 17 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 830 | 19,180 | $13,540 - 26,870 | 15% | 4% |
| 18 | Team assemblers | 830 | 28,750 | $17,250 - 46,540 | 0% | 5% |
| 19 | Construction laborers | 780 | 23,070 | $17,370 - 29,540 | 11% | 5% |
| 20 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 750 | 27,890 | $16,510 - 40,310 | 10% | 6% |
| 21 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 730 | 28,400 | $18,240 - 39,530 | 13% | 16% |
| 22 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 700 | 17,880 | $13,870 - 22,280 | 13% | 5% |
| 23 | Receptionists and information clerks | 670 | 21,790 | $15,050 - 30,900 | 17% | 13% |
| 24 | Security guards | 600 | 24,010 | $13,980 - 37,360 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Cooks, restaurant | 590 | 19,650 | $15,180 - 25,900 | 12% | 5% |
| 26 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 580 | 17,510 | $13,050 - 24,030 | -8% | 5% |
| 27 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 560 | 29,870 | $20,850 - 40,640 | 15% | 18% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 550 | 26,400 | $15,860 - 42,740 | 11% | 14% |
| 29 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 540 | 139,210 | $72,100 - | 0% | 0% |
| 30 | Food preparation workers | 500 | 19,030 | $14,100 - 24,970 | 15% | 7% |
| 31 | Machinists | 500 | 32,830 | $20,190 - 41,920 | -2% | 3% |
| 32 | Tellers | 440 | 21,640 | $17,000 - 28,440 | 14% | 16% |
| 33 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 440 | 28,020 | $17,020 - 48,310 | 8% | 4% |
| 34 | Production workers, all other | 430 | 24,510 | $16,920 - 35,400 | 2% | 5% |
| 35 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 420 | 36,430 | $26,950 - 49,050 | 11% | 33% |
| 36 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 420 | 43,980 | $18,080 - 73,610 | -4% | 15% |
| 37 | Packers and packagers, hand | 410 | 20,820 | $15,240 - 27,180 | -11% | 3% |
| 38 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 390 | 32,060 | $18,590 - 53,070 | 14% | 4% |
| 39 | Home health aides | 390 | 17,160 | $13,410 - 21,930 | 49% | 7% |
| 40 | Child care workers | 390 | 15,480 | $12,840 - 19,310 | 18% | 15% |
| 41 | Electricians | 360 | 31,920 | $16,330 - 49,630 | 7% | 7% |
| 42 | Helpers--production workers | 350 | 21,360 | $16,520 - 27,160 | 0% | 4% |
| 43 | Bus drivers, school | 320 | 17,950 | $12,980 - 28,330 | 9% | 4% |
| 44 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 320 | 20,790 | $14,280 - 30,720 | 18% | 6% |
| 45 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 300 | 44,960 | $28,450 - 61,440 | 15% | 25% |
| 46 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 300 | 22,560 | $13,460 - 32,080 | -1% | 2% |
| 47 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 300 | 28,220 | $16,500 - 40,240 | 4% | 6% |
| 48 | Carpenters | 290 | 28,630 | $22,650 - 34,190 | 10% | 6% |
| 49 | Pharmacy technicians | 290 | 25,950 | $17,750 - 37,310 | 32% | 16% |
| 50 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 280 | 21,850 | $16,950 - 28,770 | 10% | 24% |
| 51 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 280 | 16,150 | $12,990 - 19,850 | 10% | 17% |
| 52 | Medical assistants | 270 | 26,210 | $20,160 - 33,390 | 35% | 10% |
| 53 | Medical secretaries | 270 | 23,170 | $18,260 - 28,890 | 17% | 18% |
| 54 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 270 | 48,200 | $14,570 - 85,450 | 28% | 48% |
| 55 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 270 | 27,320 | $14,770 - 38,810 | 5% | 2% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 270 | 44,440 | $32,420 - 58,400 | 9% | 10% |
| 57 | Counter and rental clerks | 260 | 23,670 | $13,880 - 39,450 | 23% | 16% |
| 58 | Bartenders | 250 | 18,710 | $13,160 - 24,250 | 11% | 17% |
| 59 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 250 | 22,740 | $13,650 - 32,450 | -14% | 0% |
| 60 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 230 | 27,270 | $18,650 - 38,270 | 4% | 15% |
| 61 | Postal service mail carriers | 220 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 62 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 220 | 29,790 | $21,770 - 39,980 | 11% | 4% |
| 63 | Fire fighters | 210 | 33,050 | $25,000 - 43,270 | 12% | 18% |
| 64 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 200 | 44,610 | $25,620 - 66,700 | 7% | 13% |
| 65 | Dishwashers | 200 | 18,820 | $14,190 - 24,430 | 10% | 3% |
| 66 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 200 | 22,530 | $17,080 - 31,370 | 0% | 3% |
| 67 | Business operations specialists, all other | 200 | 52,570 | $28,730 - 86,030 | 21% | 49% |
| 68 | Food service managers | 200 | 47,750 | $21,500 - 95,980 | 5% | 24% |
| 69 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 190 | 32,100 | $23,100 - 46,960 | 0% | 24% |
| 70 | Medical records and health information technicians | 190 | 28,360 | $17,600 - 44,480 | 18% | 12% |
| 71 | Administrative services managers | 190 | 61,890 | $25,030 - 106,090 | 12% | 40% |
| 72 | Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 180 | 33,770 | $25,600 - 39,060 | -21% | 0% |
| 73 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 180 | 31,200 | $14,780 - 53,630 | -6% | 14% |
| 74 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 180 | 22,920 | $13,940 - 31,110 | 13% | 4% |
| 75 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 170 | 29,190 | $21,000 - 39,680 | 16% | 10% |
| 76 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 170 | 33,260 | $22,390 - 42,840 | 19% | 14% |
| 77 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 170 | 17,290 | $13,050 - 24,760 | 14% | 3% |
| 78 | Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 160 | 31,560 | $18,450 - 39,970 | -12% | 0% |
| 79 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 160 | 33,980 | $22,410 - 48,140 | 5% | 8% |
| 80 | All other information and record clerks | 160 | 33,180 | $26,070 - 40,180 | -12% | 21% |
| 81 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 150 | 17,420 | $13,280 - 22,730 | 12% | 6% |
| 82 | Industrial machinery mechanics | 150 | 29,020 | $14,130 - 46,950 | 9% | 5% |
| 83 | Transportation workers, all other | 150 | 15,370 | $12,610 - 21,960 | 13% | 7% |
| 84 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 140 | 32,980 | $20,490 - 56,610 | 4% | 30% |
| 85 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 140 | 19,550 | $16,530 - 25,150 | 17% | 14% |
| 86 | Tool and die makers | 140 | 33,790 | $16,080 - 47,070 | -9% | 5% |
| 87 | Dental hygienists | 130 | 61,210 | $45,440 - 78,710 | 30% | 33% |
| 88 | Computer support specialists | 130 | 37,640 | $22,800 - 50,230 | 13% | 43% |
| 89 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 130 | 29,690 | $21,240 - 42,960 | 3% | 18% |
| 90 | Respiratory therapists | 120 | 40,650 | $33,360 - 50,100 | 23% | 28% |
| 91 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 120 | 38,740 | $21,330 - 66,790 | 14% | 8% |
| 92 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 120 | 29,720 | $17,580 - 38,870 | -2% | 6% |
| 93 | Structural iron and steel workers | 120 | 39,850 | $29,870 - 51,420 | 6% | 4% |
| 94 | Surgical technologists | 110 | 36,370 | $27,120 - 48,420 | 25% | 16% |
| 95 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 110 | 29,140 | $22,810 - 36,400 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | Highway maintenance workers | 110 | 24,490 | $17,960 - 32,250 | 9% | 5% |
| 97 | Dental assistants | 110 | 30,820 | $26,100 - 37,850 | 29% | 9% |
| 98 | Order clerks | 110 | 22,210 | $14,700 - 30,690 | -23% | 16% |
| 99 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | 110 | 20,390 | $14,080 - 28,680 | -7% | 10% |
| 100 | Recreation workers | 110 | 23,970 | $14,760 - 32,770 | 13% | 47% |
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* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,770 | 180 | 15.9 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 15,370 | 150 | 11.2 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 22,530 | 200 | 5.8 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 17,510 | 580 | 4.6 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 39,850 | 120 | 4.2 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 139,210 | 540 | 4 |
| Production workers, all other | 24,510 | 430 | 3.9 |
| Health educators | 47,900 | 110 | 3.7 |
| Tool and die makers | 33,790 | 140 | 3.7 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 45,180 | 120 | 3.4 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 31,530 | 1,000 | 2.9 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 44,960 | 300 | 2.9 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,560 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 38,740 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Machinists | 32,830 | 500 | 2.6 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 21,850 | 280 | 2.5 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 33,730 | 190 | 2.5 |
| Surgical technologists | 36,370 | 110 | 2.5 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 24,490 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Respiratory therapists | 40,650 | 120 | 2.4 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 22,920 | 180 | 2.4 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 22,740 | 250 | 2.3 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 21,620 | 1,590 | 2.3 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 28,360 | 190 | 2.2 |
| Couriers and messengers | 28,270 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 33,980 | 160 | 2 |
| Food service managers | 47,750 | 200 | 2 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 33,260 | 170 | 2 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 29,720 | 120 | 2 |
| Chief executives | 127,620 | 280 | 1.9 |
| Customer service representatives | 25,640 | 2,270 | 1.9 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 29,190 | 170 | 1.8 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 25,950 | 290 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 39,350 | 1,300 | 1.8 |
| Registered nurses | 56,780 | 2,330 | 1.8 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 32,100 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,590 | 2,320 | 1.7 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 33,490 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Pharmacists | 97,650 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Medical and health services managers | 79,820 | 220 | 1.7 |
| Fire fighters | 33,050 | 210 | 1.6 |
| Team assemblers | 28,750 | 830 | 1.6 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 32,210 | 940 | 1.6 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,360 | 350 | 1.6 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 17,880 | 700 | 1.6 |
| Bus drivers, school | 17,950 | 320 | 1.6 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 27,320 | 270 | 1.6 |
| Teacher assistants | 15,950 | 920 | 1.5 |
| Construction laborers | 23,070 | 780 | 1.5 |
| Tellers | 21,640 | 440 | 1.5 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couriers and messengers | 28,270 | 1.17 | 110 |
| Physical therapists | 81,320 | 1.11 | 110 |
| Dishwashers | 18,820 | 1.09 | 200 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 31,560 | 1.08 | 160 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 33,260 | 1.06 | 170 |
| Team assemblers | 28,750 | 1.05 | 830 |
| Health educators | 47,900 | 1.04 | 110 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 33,770 | 1.04 | 180 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 20,820 | 1.02 | 410 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 23,670 | 1.02 | 260 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 32,100 | 1.01 | 190 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 19,550 | 1 | 140 |
| All other information and record clerks | 33,180 | 1 | 160 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 17,420 | 1 | 150 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 29,190 | 1 | 170 |
| Recreation workers | 23,970 | 0.99 | 110 |
| Food preparation workers | 19,030 | 0.99 | 500 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 28,220 | 0.99 | 300 |
| Food service managers | 47,750 | 0.98 | 200 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 28,020 | 0.97 | 440 |
| Bartenders | 18,710 | 0.96 | 250 |
| Dental hygienists | 61,210 | 0.96 | 130 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 21,880 | 0.96 | 1,440 |
| Dental assistants | 30,820 | 0.96 | 110 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 28,740 | 0.95 | 110 |
| Security guards | 24,010 | 0.95 | 600 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 38,740 | 0.95 | 120 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 33,730 | 0.95 | 190 |
| Medical and health services managers | 79,820 | 0.94 | 220 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 17,880 | 0.93 | 700 |
| Medical assistants | 26,210 | 0.93 | 270 |
| Surgical technologists | 36,370 | 0.93 | 110 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 34,980 | 0.93 | 970 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 22,490 | 0.93 | 1,270 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 31,200 | 0.93 | 180 |
| Pharmacists | 97,650 | 0.93 | 220 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 48,200 | 0.93 | 270 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 67,680 | 0.93 | 120 |
| Office clerks, general | 23,480 | 0.92 | 1,440 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 25,950 | 0.92 | 290 |
| Registered nurses | 56,780 | 0.92 | 2,330 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 46,130 | 0.91 | 140 |
| Tellers | 21,640 | 0.91 | 440 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 21,790 | 0.91 | 670 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 16,150 | 0.91 | 280 |
| Retail salespersons | 22,210 | 0.91 | 2,400 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 16,980 | 0.91 | 1,610 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 19,650 | 0.91 | 590 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,590 | 0.9 | 2,320 |
| Helpers--production workers | 21,360 | 0.9 | 350 |
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